“With AMD Phenom II X6 processors, discerning customers can build an incredible, immersive entertainment system and content creation powerhouse,” said Bob Grim, director of Client Platform Marketing at AMD. “AMD is answering the call for elite desktop PC performance and features at an affordable price.”

AMD Phenom II X6 processors feature new Turbo CORE technology that transfers performance to three dedicated cores operating at higher frequency. AMD Phenom II X6 processors can shift to Turbo mode for demanding games and productivity software which may employ two or three cores, or shift back to six real cores for the demands of core-hungry content creation and immersive 3D applications.

Systems based on the AMD Phenom II X6 processor and the AMD 8-series chipsets are immediately available in North America from BOXX, iBuyPower, CyberPower, Systemax, MainGear, NCS Technology, Velocity Micro, and ZT Systems. AMD Phenom II X6 processors and AMD 8-series chipsets are available on motherboards sold by online retailers NCIX, Newegg, TigerDirect, and ZipZoomFly.

The AMD Phenom II X6 processor works with existing AM3 and AM2+ socket motherboards with proper BIOS support, making these processors an easy upgrade

With the new AMD OverDrive 3.2.1, computer enthusiasts can tune system performance, customize settings, and tune memory performance for the latest AMD platforms with the new AMD Phenom II X6 processor1

The AMD 890FX chipset is the premier complement to the AMD Phenom II X6 processor, featuring ATI CrossFireX technology, and is ready for up to four ATI Radeon HD graphics cards and award winning ATI EyeFinity multiple-display technology2

All of the necessary components to build a complete AMD-based system featuring the AMD Phenom II X6 processor can be purchased for less than the price of our competition’s only six-core desktop processor

All of the necessary components to build a complete AMD-based system featuring the AMD Phenom II X6 processor can be purchased for less than the price of our competition's only six-core desktop processor

Yeah that's nice and all, to have a complete 6 core PC for the same price as the competitors CPU. But then you can also look at reviews and it just so happens that that same $1099 CPU crushes that setup by a good 50% margin in those tasks where 6 cores can actually be fully used. And when 6 cores are not used the competitor's 4 core i750 is often times faster.

Amazing CPU and platform, I'm not saying the contrary, if I had to buy something now it would be this P2. It's just the PR BS that I don't like one bit.

Yeah that's nice and all, to have a complete 6 core PC for the same price as the competitors CPU. But then you can also look at reviews and it just so happens that that same $1099 CPU crushes that setup by a good 50% margin in those tasks where 6 cores can actually be fully used. And when 6 cores are not used the competitor's 4 core i750 is often times faster.

Amazing CPU and platform, I'm not saying the contrary, if I had to buy something now it would be this P2. It's just the PR BS that I don't like one bit.

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Well to be fair they don't claim any superiority about the performance and 980x IS, currently, the only 6-core processor Intel has to offer for desktop market.

a 6 core AMD will get the job done, maybe not as fast as a 6 core intel - but it does it on a lot smaller budget

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But they do have many quads that are just as fast and cost about the same, that's my point.

"A platform or a part...Which would you choose?"

They are somehow comparing them. Otherwise there's not even a point mentioning that. You can also build a complete system for the price of the 1090T CPU, but what's the point of mentioning that if you are not pretending to suggest they are going to be the same?

Note) If you install AMD AM3/AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherbord, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0(5200 MT/s) to HT1.0(2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3/AM2+ CPU will not be impacted.

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Does HT impact performance a lot ? (forgive my ignorance of google). I know its a shitty board but I have it for free so what the heck for this price